Displaying 121 To 150 Of 732 Comments Curing Obamacare Fever – Part Three: What The Public Really Thinks About the ACA I think that some of the opposition results from partisanship – “not invented here’. Many of those opposed would have no problem if it were passed by the GOP. It is, also, a change. People do not want change; inertia is a problem. Some people do not believe that there is a right to medical care. If you pay for it or hedge against it, fine. If not, “sorry”. I think that those reasons account for most of the opposition. » Posted By agrippa On September 26, 2013 @ 11:35 am Curing Obamacare Fever – Part Two: The Top 5 Myths About The ACA Those people who are against the law have not read it. » Posted By agrippa On September 26, 2013 @ 4:07 pm Curing Obamacare Fever – Part One: The GOP Death Panel Got it in one, murph » Posted By agrippa On September 26, 2013 @ 4:04 pm Boehner’s Crying Game on The Budget Showdown There is very good chance of a government shutdown. » Posted By agrippa On September 20, 2013 @ 12:42 pm True, Boehner is a failure. » Posted By agrippa On September 18, 2013 @ 12:08 pm It looks to me that there is a large faction in the GOP caucus that Boehner cannot control. At this point, he has very little actual power. » Posted By agrippa On September 18, 2013 @ 10:37 am KQuark was a great deal kinder and more patient than I was at Huffington Post.Because of the fatuous and ignorant posts by trolls, I wrote off that site. Now, I just go there for some news. I wish that he were still with us. » Posted By agrippa On September 18, 2013 @ 4:41 am I am sorry to learn that. My condolences to his family and his friends. » Posted By agrippa On September 16, 2013 @ 2:03 pm Will the Tea Party Force a Government and GOP Shut Down? This what occurs when fools run for office and get elected. Quality people do not run for office and people do not pay attention to politics. Nor, do they pay any attention to what their congressperson is doing. And, most are in safe seats. I do not know what they will end up doing; the behavior of a fool can be hard to predict. » Posted By agrippa On September 14, 2013 @ 7:46 am EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Palin Writes Op-Ed in Pravda The send up of Palin is excellent. Quite funny. » Posted By agrippa On September 12, 2013 @ 3:37 pm Putin Reveals His Syria Deal is a Sham…But It Still May Work My interest is in enforcing international law. The use of chemical weapons is illegal. Unfortunately, there is no enforcement mechanism. The idea that there is such a thing as international law is idealistic. The normal operating pattern is ‘the strong do what they will; the weak suffer what they must’. Ba’athism’ ( Michel Aflaq and Salah al din Bitar were the main founders) was born in violence and will die in violence; and, it has failed. It has not created an ‘Arab Nation’ based upon socialism. » Posted By agrippa On September 12, 2013 @ 3:51 am I agree. » Posted By agrippa On September 11, 2013 @ 12:17 pm The ban on Chemical weapons is a self denying ordnance. It is, essentially, unenforceable. But, Syria may comply. » Posted By agrippa On September 11, 2013 @ 10:29 am Games Theory 101: Syria, Russia outplayed So far, the Administration has played this well. » Posted By agrippa On September 13, 2013 @ 11:25 am Is Pres. Obama Trying to Win on Syria By Losing? I expect that you are correct. » Posted By agrippa On September 8, 2013 @ 4:29 am The Return of American Isolationism? Yes. » Posted By agrippa On September 8, 2013 @ 4:24 am Some people like to believe that this is some sort of “moral issue”. Every crime stands on its’ own. What was done – or not done – in the past means very little. What we have is the here and the now. What we are faced with is a civil war in which chemical weapons have used used on civilians. » Posted By agrippa On September 7, 2013 @ 11:16 am It’s a Mistake For Pres. Obama to Use Fear to Justify a Syria Strike What is to be done? » Posted By agrippa On August 30, 2013 @ 4:39 am Steamed At HuffPost For Getting Rid Of Anonymous Commenting? Chill At PlanetPOV! Eliminating anonymity is not necessary. What is needed are strong rules that are enforced consistently. And, have a ‘ladder of punishment’ which culminates with banning the IP address. But, Huffington Post wanted the traffic and allowed all sorts of drivel. It is, now, living with the consequences of that decision. » Posted By agrippa On August 29, 2013 @ 6:04 am Why Obama Can’t Be a Magic Genie on Egypt Those people need to start thinking clearly about what is possible, and what is not possible. Egypt is in a “Revolutionary Situation” ( the rulers cannot rule in the same old way and the ruled cannot live in the same old way); one in which both the rulers and the ruled are being driven by events. The President of the USA is not in a position to control events. » Posted By agrippa On August 17, 2013 @ 1:18 pm Repubs Can Counter Hillary Movies with Films of Their Own I gave up on those people years ago. There are a few GOP politicians who have some sense. But, most of them I would not trust to go to the store to buy bread and milk. I do not know if Clinton is thinking about running for President. But, it looks like the GOP leadership has decided to pick on her in order to help her decide that does not want to run. » Posted By agrippa On August 9, 2013 @ 4:44 am GOP to Merge With Al Qaeda and The Taliban Funny and sad. » Posted By agrippa On July 26, 2013 @ 4:39 am Boehner as Bipartisan Hero: Imagine! Excellent! » Posted By agrippa On July 24, 2013 @ 1:45 pm Let the battle for a new voting rights movement begin At the risk of being called kind to those people, I am inclined to think that the Justices went by reason “a)” and reason “d)”. » Posted By agrippa On June 26, 2013 @ 7:02 pm Turn voter ID law into a positive. » Posted By agrippa On June 26, 2013 @ 3:32 pm First, people have to be, or get, registered to vote. Whatever it takes. This happens at the local level. Then, at election time, people need to vote. Both will take individual and collective effort. If that is done, that will seriously impede GOP efforts. The voter ID? make it free and easy to get. Failure to have voter ID should not prevent anyone from voting. » Posted By agrippa On June 26, 2013 @ 3:28 pm Weekend Music Thread-Let’s Try To Save The World
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» Posted By agrippa On June 15, 2013 @ 3:03 pm In Security – Greater Protection Through Greater Vulnerability Adlib That is a very good article. Lots of good ideas. I would just mention that modern electronic communication is, inherently, insecure. It is very easy to intercept, monitor and read. An, it is new. The courts have to rule that is private. » Posted By agrippa On June 12, 2013 @ 7:54 pmComments Posted By agrippa
Those GOP people in Washington are against it because they have read it.
I think that the Tea Party should be allowed to do it, and live with consequences as best they can.
We will see if he can step up to the job.
I found this website from a comment that suggested planetpov with a link.
His writings were most excellent.
Palin really is a ‘self parody’.
This results in the US using ‘coercive diplomacy’. It may work.
The enemies of Ba’athism fighting is Syria are no better.
And, there will be no serious consequences for the USA.
We will have to wait and see how it works out.
Worthy of Bismarck or Disraeli.
It is an argument that must be taken seriously.
It is not.
It is a practical issue. “what is to be done?” is the question. That question means that you employ the principle of calculated risk.
What is the US going to do about it?
I think that is the issue.
There is little that the USA can do.
GIGO.
In a real and practical sense, no one is.
Neither side sees the similarities.
I really like that article.
You need to send it to John Boehner.
I doubt that they are cynical or political enough for the other reasons shown.
make it easy to get voter ID – and virtually free.
and ‘applaud’ the idea of ‘preventing’ voter ‘impersonation’. We are all ‘against that’.
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